Richard Stevenson Craig

Husband of Agatha (Cochrane) Craig — married 20 Mar 1875 in Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia

Died 21 Aug 1912 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Richard Craig was the son of Presbyterian minister Rev Thomas Craig , who came to Melbourne in the 1850's from Northern Ireland, so he was probably born in Ireland.

Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld), Tue 23 Mar 1875, p.2

MARRIAGE.

On the 20th March, at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, by the Rev. Charles Ogg, Richard Stevenson Craig, son of the Rev. Thomas Craig, of St. Stephen's, Ipswich, to Agatha, third daughter of Thomas Cochrane, Stanthorpe.^[1]

The Brisbane Courier (Qld), Wed 28 Aug 1912, p.4

DEATHS

CRAIG.-At Dalby, on the 21st August, Richard S. Craig, late Stock Inspector, Dalby, eldest son of the late Rev. Thomas Craig, Ipswich.^[2]

The Brisbane Courier (Qld), Thu 29 Aug 1912, p.4

DALBY ... Mr. Richard Craig, Stock Inspector, died here last week. He was once engaged in deporting kanakas from Queensland.^[3]

The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld), Sat 03 Feb 1877, p.19

Judicial Affairs.

Supreme Court.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31.

BEFORE his Honor Sir James Cockle, Chief Justice, Vacation Judge.

IN CHAMBERS.

NEW INSOLVENTS.

William Snowdon, late providore of the steam ship Lord Ashley, and at present a confines for debt in Brisbane Gaol, and Richard Stevenson Craig, of Brisbane, clerk, were adjudged insolvent informd pauperis. First meeting of creditors in each estate, 12th instant; filing of statement, 10 th.^[4]

The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld), Thu 29 Jun 1899, p.2

NEW MAGISTRATES

Appointed by Executive

The following gentlemen were added to the commission of the peace by the Governor- in-Council on Wednesday : — ... Craig, Richard Stevenson, Paddington^[5]

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Sources

• Marriage - QLD BDM Marriage index - Richard Stevenson Craig; Event date: 20/03/1875; Event type: Marriage registration; Registration details: 1875/B/4716; Spouse: Agatha Cochrane

• Death - QLD BDM Death index - Richard Craig; Event date: 21/08/1912; Event type: Death registration; Registration details: 1912/C/1094; Mother: Jane Kirkpatrick; Father/parent: Thomas Craig

Footnotes

1. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122071328
2. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19841761
3. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19857515
4. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19771665
5. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175316127
6. ↑ Entered by Mark Rogers, Jun 11, 2013

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Mark Rogers for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Mark and others.

The majority of information about this person was supplied by 'John W', a Cochrane descendant.